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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crotalaria maritima
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crotalaria rotundifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crotalaria rotundifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Crotalaria rotundifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-11-002?:
Crotalaria angulata FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crotalaria maritima
COMMON NAME:
Low Rattlebox, Rabbitbells
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crro5_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_maritima_low
July
Petals yellow, equaling or longer than the calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crotalaria maritima
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crotalaria rotundifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crotalaria rotundifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Crotalaria rotundifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-11-002?:
Crotalaria angulata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crotalaria maritima
3629
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Sandy forests and woodlands, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, monadelphous, of 2 lengths
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
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